Bella's Point of View

I woke up, the way I woke up every morning, with Edward still humming my lullaby in my ear. Sensing that I was awake, he placed his cool lips against the back of my neck, whispering softly, "Morning."

"Morning," I mumbled back, still tired. I slowly twisted around, so I was facing him, and asked, "What did I say?"

"The usual, how much you loved me, telling me not to leave…" He looked thoughtful for a moment.

"What?" I asked him, not understanding the look on his face.

"Nothing. Come on, we'll be late for school if we stay in bed any longer." I blushed, and, when he placed his lips lightly against mine, I could feel myself blushing even more. He chuckled. Before I could blush any redder, I slid out of bed, mumbling about needing a human moment to him, before making my way towards my dresser, where my bag of toiletries was.

Grabbing it, I walked down the hall, towards the bathroom, knowing that Charlie must have left already. As soon as I opened the door, I quickly gotthe shower started, stripped off my clothes, and jumped in, letting the warm water relax my muscles.

Afterwards, I hurriedly brushed my teeth, attempting to comb my hair at the same time so I could finish quickly. With a towel securely tied around me, I made my way back to my room, only to see Edward not there.

I panicked, thinking he had left. I called his name, worry coating it like honey.

"Edward!"

"What's wrong Bella?" He called from downstairs.

I blushed again, knowing how utterly ridiculous I must have sounded.

"Nothing," I mumbled, knowing, althoughhe was downstairs, he had heard me.As soon as I finished changing, I stuffed my homework from on my desk into my book bag, and bounded downstairs, only to trip as I got to the last step.

Of course, Edward was there to catch me.

He laughed, clutching me to his chest. "What am I going to do with you?"

I tried to free myself, but it was useless. He kissed my forehead, then said, "Hurry, I put some cereal on the table."

I couldn't help but laugh, since cereal was the only human foon he could make.

As soon as I finished eating, he put the bowl in the sink, before I even had a chanced to get up. It still amazed me how fast he could move.

When we got to his silver volvo, he opened the door for me, then slipped into the drivers' seat before I even sat down.

As we made our way to school, I asked him, "What are we doing after school?"

"Well, Carlisle has given me the honor of getting to take Jasper hunting, since I need to hunt again, and he still needs practice, so I'm afraid I can only give you a lift home. You'll be free for the rest of the afternoon. Don't worry," he added, sensing my disappointment "I'll be back by tomorrow". He was silent for a moment. "You're awfully quiet this morning. What's wrong?"

"Nothing really. Just thinking."

"Bella… I know what you're thinking about, and I'm going to say it again, before you bring it up. I will not change you."

My frustration flared. "Why not? I wish you would stop being so pigheaded, and just realize that it's what I want!"

He looked at me, his topazeyes turning darker. "Bella, don't you dare start! I will not-"

"What? Do the one thing I want more than you could possibly imagine? Edward, I love you. And I want to be with you. I don't care what I have to do, I want you in my life forever."

He took my hand in his, not saying anything. I realized we were already at school.

The moment I realized we had stopped, I pulled my hand away, a little swifter then I'd meant to. I opened the door before he could get to it, since we were at school, and he had to walk at 'human' pace. It was at times like these, that I got very mad at myself for trying to be more stubborn then Edward.

I was about to make my way towards the school by myself, I had managed to get one step away from the car, when Edward's cool hand grabbed my wrist, and pulled me back.

He pushed me up against the side of the car, his eyes disecting my expression, no doubt, since he couldn't read my thoughts. I quickly dropped my gaze, knowing what would happen if I looked into his eyes.

"Bella..." I could just hear the exhasperation in his voice. He tilted my head up, so that I was forced to meet his eyes, then dropped both hands to my waist when he was satisfied he had my attention.

"Bella, please, I know how hard this must be for you to understand, but, just trust me when I say, it's for the best." Of course. Because he knew exactly what was best for me. Well, I guess he might have an idea, seeing as to how he had saved my butt about 3 or 4 times in the past year, but, I know I'm right. I had my whole argument planned, I was confident he would give in, I opened my mouth to start, closed it, then nodded. I know, sometimes, I can be such a coward. It didn't help, either, that I was staring into the most gorgeous eyes in the world at the particular moment.

I sighed, but he just smiled.

"Come on Bells, we're gonna be late". How could I have forgotten that we were at school? Oh yeah, because of Edward.

"Edward, you know it's really unfair when you cheat like that."

"I know." He pulled away, then slipped one arm around my waist, pulling me along.

He walked me to my first class, then faced me when got there, giving me a peck on the lips, pulling away before I could do anything. I blushed, and he laughed.

"I love when you blush."

"I know, and I hate it." I grumbled, which only made him laugh harder. Luckily, as I walked into the room, I found I was a few minutes early, thanks to Edward's insane driving. As I took my seat, I remembered I still had a free afternoon to do anything I wanted, well, almost anything. Hmm... Well, I still needed to pick up a few books, so maybe I could drive to Port Angeles. Yea, I'll just look around a bit, find a decent book store, buy a couple of books, and head home. At least this time, I'll know where not to look.

It sounded like a good idea to me at the time. Turns out, it wasn't.